“…rendered wonderfully real by tenor Matthew Vickers… turning on a dime from vulnerability and innocence to passion and longing… mixtures of tenderness and fired…”
"...seamlessly and immediately taking possession of the role with a superb display of emotional intensity and a passionate engagement with Verdi’s music… a gutsy performer whose glowing tenor voice has interestingly dark, baritonal undertones.”
“I was impressed in particular by the burnished sound and confident acting of tenor Matthew Vickers, stepping in for an ailing colleague after the first scene of the final performance. Not many tenors can expire downstage centre as believably as did this Arrigo.”
